259 victims of the coronary, doctors say that the virus can mutate and spread

Coronervirus can mutate and become even more deadly as he continues to spread, say virology experts.

Their warning after the number of deaths from the epic explosion reached 259, and the total number of cases affected reached 12,000.

Authorities in China and elsewhere are currently working hard to curb the spread of the virus. Among the groups that are trying to create a record-time vaccine is the Australian Animal Health Laboratory at the Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of the Commonwealth (CSIRO), the Australian government agency responsible for scientific research.

Speaking of an Australian newspaper, Professor Trevor Drew, who is director of the laboratory, said the explosion should be regarded as a <x0re” of very similar pathogens than a virus, which a population with high density like China's may well allow it to evolve.

The United States declared a public health emergency and decided to stop the entrance of any foreign citizen who has visited China for the past two weeks. Americans who are being evacuated from Hubei province will stay two weeks in quarantine, a move similar to that taken for British citizens.

Spain, India and the Philippines also confirmed their first cases, joining a list of countries that include Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates.

According to a BBC report, infection is difficult to detect and stop because it is estimated that only one in five cases will result in <x0 serious symptoms”, which means people can spread the infection without symptoms or knowing they are infected.

Symptoms of a cold or flu and coronary are the same, but risk factors are whether they are connected to the province of Hubei, China, or have had close contact with those who have been there.